Few ball strike marks on face from normal use, but thats about it. The weight is just a bit duller than the oem taylormade weights. Dec 25, 2014 if you need to drop spin to gain distance, the r15 is a driver you should try, but do make sure youre getting consistently low spin. You will find some similarities of the new r15 driver to the sldr driver and jet speed drivers of last season. Aug 25, 2015 set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face.
The sleeve on the r15 works a lot like the sldr driver and jet speed drivers of last season where you can open the screw at the neck and rotate the head. With the weights apart, this driver has average forgiveness the lowest my smash factor got was. In this lesson, we teach you a simple method you can utilize to make your driver golf club a little heavier to locate the center of your club face and hit the golf ball farther. Taylormade r15 black driver 12 degree used golf club at. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. At 12 degrees i square the face with the ball at the ball of my lead foot, at 10 degrees the face squares up just inside my lead heal.
The headline tech in the allnew r15 driver is a track behind the face that features two 12. Let us take you through a brief tutorial on how to make your new driver fit your swing. Features and benefits of the taylormade 2015 r15 driver. Taylormade driver weights for sale in uk view 70 ads.
Nov, 2014 a new taylormade driver is always big news in the world of golf equipment. One company pushing those limits is cleveland golf, and during our research for the nbcgolf digest equipment special, we had a chance to ask. Many golfers believe they can add yards to their drive by making their driver golf club longer and lighter. Adjustable hosels and movable weights arent affectations. Feb 04, 2015 you have your sweet r15 driver but havent a clue how to adjust it. The front track system performs like a speed pocket, reducing spin and increasing the size of the sweet spot.
Now the latest model combines the best bits of all those that have gone before. Since then they have given us the r500, r5, r7, r9, r11 and then the chronologically challenged r1 before surprisingly ditching the r name for the loft up message of the sldr driver. The r15 460 is not as impressive on mishits as other leading drivers. Jun 14, 2015 if you and a qualified fitter decide that the r15 is the right driver for your game, those weights can be shifted around to fine tune your ball flight, but they wont drastically alter the basic design of the club and its performance characteristics. Used, ipotch golf weight for taylormade r15 driver. Look no further than the r15 driver if you like to tinker with loft and weight. The screw and 2 gram aluminum lock slider are included. Read the latest expert guide to taylormade r15 driver adjustability. Note the r15 comes stock with 2 10 gram head weights. The r15 features a lower and more forward center of gravity to promote higher launch and lower spin. May 01, 2015 with this design the r15 driver produces golf shots that launch higher with very low spin. Usonline911 r15 driver weight kit for taylormade r15 golf driver. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it.
As a comparison, the sldr has only one 20g weight, while the r15 driver has two 12. Because todays drivers launch with much less spin, even players who swing fast use more loft. Golf weight for taylormade r15 driver 1x 6g, 8g, 9g. The answers to these questions might be more complicated than what they appear. Taylor made r15 driver taylor made drivers golfbidder. In reality, the amount of lead tape typically added to a golf club has little, if any, effect on the balls direction or.
The best way to get to a more ideal launch angle of 12 degrees or even higher is increasing the loft. As well as the obvious return to a white crown and black face combination, the taylormade r15 driver offers a number of improvements from the sldr driver it. The standard r15 has a 460cc head, available in white or black, that has two 12. Get the best deals on taylormade golf weights when you shop the largest online selection. Find great deals on ebay for taylormade driver weights and taylormade m5 driver weights. I added the extra swing weight to my r15 driver and it definitely makes a difference.
Youll still need to loft up, but not as much as prior drivers. R15 also features a lower and more forward center of gravity cg, to promote higher launch and lower spin. Clubs with movable weights typically have ports into which weights are screwed. There are a few different reasons for wanting to add weight to your driver golf club, one of which being centeredness of contact. Dec 21, 2019 because of this, if you move the weights to the sides you will get a better forgiveness rate than with the r15. The taylormade r15 black driver is taylormades most technologically advanced driver ever. As well as the obvious return to a white crown and black face combination, the taylormade r15 driver offers a number of improvements from the sldr driver it replaces. Are you trying to figure out how to adjust your taylormade r15 driver. Once you know what youre doing, it only takes seconds to modify the club to meet your specifications. It is not as forgiving as the r15 or the m3, but it still holds certain features from these models. Extremely lowspinning, and more consistent than taylormades sldr drivers. Numerous golfers, from pros to recreational hackers, have added weight to their drivers or other clubs for years.
If your country is not on this list, it will not be trackable. Taylormades paradigmshifting r7 quad driver started a massadjustment in thinking in 2004. The 4a loft sleeve along with new sliding split weights 12. Its two movable weights are here to make sure you can twist ball flight. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. How to adjust the taylormade r15 driver 3balls blog. Jun 03, 2011 one company pushing those limits is cleveland golf, and during our research for the nbc golf digest equipment special, we had a chance to ask nate radcliffe, metalwoods development manager at. The ratio is the bottom 23 weight to the of a golf driver or golf. May 31, 2016 2 i wonder how heavy the rear weight of the m2 driver is, since the head weight is lighter than the m1 driver. Actually swingweight one word it is not a standard measurement parameter but a ratio of weight distribution.
Callaway epic flash adjustable weight test, do they work. Taylormade has drastically improved the forgiveness of the r15 driver by transitioning from one adjustable weight in the front track system to two movable weights, each weighing 12. And why they arent necessarily uniform throughout the industry. I gave it 3 stars instead of 4 is because the weight is actually only 14.
These clubs may not literally add weight, but the principle is the same as adding tape. Using the low, forward center of gravity cg introduced in the sldr line, along with the sliding weight track that adds speed pocketlike functionality, the r15 is a lowspin driver, with a bigger sweet spot. By adding a second weight, they increased the adjustability of the driver. By adding a second weight, they increased the adjustability of the driver, and by adding 5 more grams of weight in the slide they also increased its effectiveness. Lowest prices on taylormade woods at golf discount. I entered two charity golf scrambles and noticed the added distance the. The best driver i hit all day was the r15 460 head. Usonline911 r15 driver weight kit for taylormade r15 golf. Cuttingedge technology behind taylormades r15 drivers. Taylormade r15 460 driver taylormades most technologically advanced driver ever. Jason day, who has a swing speed of 120 miles per hour, uses a 10. The sliding weights do make a major difference in how this club performs. Going back to confidence from the previous paragraph, the r15 460 is even larger and more forgiving than the r15 430, which resulted in my most confident swings of the day with an average club head speed of 115. There are a number of technologies that have gone into making the popular r15 the driver it is and we will explore these in more detail.
When it packs in the learning from 15 years of r innovation and taylormade say its their most technologically advanced driver ever, then everybody should sit up and take notice. Theres a lot of adjustability options with the r15, but dont feel overwhelmed. The taylormade r15 head weights are easy to install and can reduce or increase the swingweight of your r15 driver. The ability to split the r15s sliding weights for more consistency is a nice touch. You have your sweet r15 driver but havent a clue how to adjust it. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points hireko golf. To reduce a slice, heavier weights are placed by the clubheads heel, while the clubs lighter weights are set by the toe. Left handed 12degree taylormade r15 driver interesting when i adjust and reduce loft i need to move the ball position inward toward center line of body. Why drivers vary in length and swingweight do you ever wonder why drivers are a particular length or swingweight. By using two weights in the track players can set the driver to maximum drawfade bias both weights in the heeltoe, maximum forgiveness with one weight at each end to increase the clubs moment of inertia. Find great deals on ebay for taylormade weights and taylormade weights r11.
Head weights, shaft weights and balance points oh my. If you find that the customizable weighs are a bit too much, you could also try the m4 model. Get the best deals on taylormade driver weights when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. The track that the weights are attached to has also changed. The tm r15 weights are available in 3 options 6g, 8g and 15g. The taylormade r15 driver is designed for golfers who want full adjustability and control over the performance of their clubs. Save up to 90% on products certified by professionals. Nov, 2014 unfortunately i am old enough to remember when taylormade introduced the first r series driver with the r300 series. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. Description the taylormade r15 430 driver is taylormades most technologically advanced driver ever. Qhalen golf r15 driver weight kit for taylormade r15 golf driver 5g6g8g12gg15g. Golf monthlys jake oreilly takes taylormades r15 driver out for a round on his home course to see how it performs.
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